FOOTBALL: Magnolia rolls past Waller, evens district record

Published 4:08 pm, Monday, October 5, 2015

Anthony Johnson ran for 179 yards and scored three total touchdowns to help Magnolia past Waller 44-14 on the road at Waller ISD Stadium on Friday.

The win evens the Bulldogs’ District 19-5A record at 1-1 on the year.

Johnson scored on runs of 8 and 1 yards and hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass as Magnolia (5-1 overall) piled up 554 yards of total offense.

Magnolia quarterback Jacob Frazier threw for 252 yards on 14 of 24 passing with three touchdowns.

Johnson got the scoring going with an 8-yard touchdown in with 8:30 to go in the first quarter as the Bulldogs went up 7-0.

The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 13-0 when Paris Foster hauled in a 33-yard touchdown pass from Frazier with 7:51 in the first quarter.

Waller (3-2, 1-1) pulled closer on a 28-yard pass from Mickey Brewer to William Wagner late in the first quarter to make it 13-7.

Johnson scored on a 60-yard touchdown toss from Frazier early in the second quarter as Magnolia went up 20-7.

Frazier put the Bulldogs up 27-7 on a 35-yard touchdown run with three minutes remaining in the first half.

Frazier again connected on a long touchdown strike midway through the third quarter when he found Carson Nixon on a 58-yard scoring pass as Magnolia went up 34-14. The touchdown answered a quick score by Waller’s Eric Wright to open the second half.